Amends the Federal judicial code to make an exception to: (1) sovereign immunity for certain cases in which money damages are sought against the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) for the personal injury or death of a U.S. citizen occurring in the predecessor states of the FRG or in any territories or areas occupied, annexed, or otherwise controlled by those states and caused by an act of genocide committed against that citizen by such predecessor state or by any official or employee thereof while acting within the scope of his or her office or employment during World War II; and (2) immunity from attachment or execution relating to judgments of claims for which the foreign state is not immune by virtue of such provision.
For Further Action See H.R.934.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 103-702.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 103-702.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 384.
Mr. Brooks asked unanimous consent to discharge the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union and consider.
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Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H11299-11300)
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.
On passage Passed without objection.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.